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incline
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- Conjugation :
past simple
inclined
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present continuous
inclining
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Derivatives :
noun
incliner
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- incline
['ɪnklaɪn]
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1.
noun
[c]
(slope) 斜坡
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2.
vt.
[+head]
(bend) 低
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3.
vi.
[surface+]
倾斜
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I incline to the view that...
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[frm] 我倾向于…的观点
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
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- incline
[ɪnˈklaɪn]
[ˈɪnklaɪn]
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1.
vi.
倾向于,易于
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She seems inclined to continue for another two years as chair of the committee.
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她看上去倾向于继续担当两年这个委员会的主席职务。
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He inclined to corpulence.
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他易于肥胖。
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2.
vt.
使倾斜(如把耳朵凑近以听清说话者的话)
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She stopped and inclined her ear to listen to the conversation behind the door.
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她停下来,把耳朵凑近,去听门后面的谈话。
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He inclined his ear to the wise old man.
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他把耳朵贴近那位年长的智者。
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3.
vt.
曲身,低头(如鞠躬,点头)
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He inclined his head to study her expression.
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他低下头,研究她的表情。
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She inclined her head to the student.
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她把头扭向学生。
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4.
vi.
倾斜,弯曲
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The axis of the telescope was inclined at an angle of 32° .
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望远镜的轴线倾斜了32度。
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5.
vi.
有意于
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I incline to think that our grandfathers and grandmothers were great.
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我愿意相信我们的祖父和祖母十分伟大。
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She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs.
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她坚持这样的观点:应当允许人们自由表达他们的宗教信仰。
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6.
vt.
使愿意,使有意于
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She has always been inclined towards a more conservative point of view.
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她总是倾向于一个更加保守的观点。
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Their language inclines us to believe them.
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他们的言辞很容易让我们信任他们。
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7.
noun[c]
斜坡,陡坡
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She plunged instantly down the slippery incline.
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她立刻沿着光滑的斜坡向下跌落。
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8.
noun[c]
斜面,斜道
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A sandbank at the bottom of a steeper incline provides safe stopping places for bikes.
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位于一个更加陡峭的斜坡底部的沙丘为自行车提供了安全的停放场所。
Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions
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- incline
[ɪnˈklaɪn]
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1.
verb
to slope in a particular direction, or to make something do this
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2.
verb
to tend to behave in a particular way or to have a particular attitude or opinion
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3.
verb
to move part of your body downward, especially your head
- incline
[ˈɪnˌklaɪn]
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1.
noun
a slope
Example Search
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The houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.
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这些房子沿着道路有些倾斜的曲线而建。
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She plunged instantly down the slippery incline.
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她立刻沿着光滑的斜坡向下跌落。
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It's okay to let your upper body incline forward a bit.
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可以让你的上半身前倾一些。
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The road will incline to a higher grade.
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这条路将变高。
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They incline to the academic, the exclusive, the theoretical, and the pedantic.
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他们具有学术,排外,理论和学究的倾向。
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He did four sets of the incline bench press.
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他做了四组斜板推动作。
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The uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline.
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脱钩的守车滚下了山坡。
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